Tramadol for prevention of postanaesthetic shivering: A randomised double-blind comparison with pethidine

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-146

  Mohta, M ^a   Kumari, N ^a   Tyagi, A ^a   Sethi, A K ^a   Agarwal, D ^a   Singh, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PETHIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTANESTHETIC SHEVERING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND CLOSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHIVERING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHIVERING; TRAMADOL;

EID: 59449105216     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05711.x     Document Type: Article

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